Warrington & Vale Royal College, WARRINGTON AND VALE ROYAL COLLEGE Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 8QA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01200/FUL - Full Planning Pending Consideration

Proposal

Replacement of existing fencing with new weldmesh security fencing 2m high together with the re-provision of existing 1.2m high vertical rail fencing to an area of boundary that does not have existing fencing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Warrington's recent extensions. Comments are open until 7 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Air quality management area about 80 m away: Warrington AQMA 4 2016.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
WA2 8QA
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Orford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tim Hughes

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Warrington usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
691decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Warrington is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #72 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Warrington is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 80% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 80% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Warrington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #267 of 296
80%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #279 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #72 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #51 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
45 decided
883
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026